pilonidal cyst on tailbone

(just realize this posted without any information)
Has anyone had a pilonidal cyst? I think I have one. My tailbone has been hurting,really bad the past week and yesterday I felt a bump there. (quite small) And today it started bleeding/oozing pus. I'm going in to have it checked out today.

My husband had one! I've never seen him in so much pain! They just numbed it in the doctors office and made a teeny tiny little cut and drained it. They told him it may close up and fill again and if it did he would have to have it removed but it actually never fully closed. There's like a pin sized hole still after about a year! But it hasn't bothered him again...

Ugh, they suck! I had one come and go for several years before finally having it surgically removed. The surgery was 13 years ago now and it's never come back. My doctor was ex military and had a different procedure he used than what is typically done that allows them to heal much quicker so I was lucky. My brother also had surgery to have his removed (with a different doctor, the traditional way) and it took months to heal. Anyway, hopefully you can get some relief from it, they are horrible!

I has one about 10 yrs ago. It was so painful. I had it surgically removed and the recovery was awful. I had to do daily drain changes....using umbilical tape (like a shoe string). Removing in the shower and then having someone else (my mom) repack it. It was excruciating!! My mom said my screaming was so horrible for her...I remember wanting to pass out. BUTmy pain threshold is really low. I have scars from the stay sutures and my butt crack looks like its extended another 2 inches.

I would rather do the surgery again than have it constantly bother me or open up and ooze.